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Marchers commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in Washington, D.C. During the march in 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial (rear).

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March on Washington

Marchers commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in Washington, D.C. During the march in 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial (rear). Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images

Thousands of people line the reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial while listening to speakers at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech in Washington, DC. Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images

Actor Danny Glover arrives at the National Mall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Pete Marovich, Getty Images

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks with Rev. Jesse Jackson during an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial. Carolyn Kaster, AP

The March on Washington is best remembered for King's stirring vision of a United States free of inequality and prejudice, telecast live to a nation undergoing a phenomenal decade of soul-searching, crisis and change. Jewel Samad, AFP/Getty Images

People hold signs and gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson, Getty Images

Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledges applause before speaking at a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Carolyn Kaster, AP

A U.S. Park Police officer guards the Lincoln Memorial at sunrise, before marchers descend. The rally is being held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington. Michael Reynolds, epa

The Washington Monument is mirrored in the Reflecting Pool just before sunrise before an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial. Carolyn Kaster, AP

Denise K. Smith, 58, of Bristol, Pa, arrives at the National Mall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Pete Marovich, Getty Images

The phrase "I Have a Dream" is engraved in the stone where Martin Luther King Jr. stood and gave his historic speech advocating racial equality during the March on Washington in 1963, as tourists walk up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 22. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images